Special Reports

Protests follow Charlotte police shooting

A protester faces off with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers on Old Concord Road in Charlotte on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Protests began hours after a police officer fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in the parking lot of The Village at College Downs apartment complex. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters gather during a rally/prayer vigil at Marshall Park in Charlotte on Sept. 21, the day after the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

CMPD officers begin to move protesters down a street in Charlotte on Sept. 21, the day after Keith Lamont Scott was shot by police. At 8:30 p.m., protester Justin Carr is shot and killed. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protests continue at the center of uptown Charlotte on Sept. 22, 2016. By 9 p.m. that night, the city announces a curfew. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Hundreds of protesters march through the streets of Charlotte on Sept. 23, 2016. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Police officers scuffle with protesters on Sept. 21 in Charlotte. Forty-four people are arrested as rocks, bottles and street signs are thrown at business fronts and looting begins. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters stop at an intersection blocked by bicycle officers along Trade Street on Sept. 21. By 11 p.m., Gov. Pat McCrory would call for a state of emergency, initiating deployment of the National Guard and State Highway Patrol. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters block the road in front of Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte during a march to toward Interstate 277 on Sept. 22. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters embrace on Trade Street during a march in Charlotte on Sept. 22 in protest of the shooting by police of Keith Lamont Scott. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Police in riot gear take to the Charlotte streets on Sept. 21 after a peaceful protest following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott turns violent. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters congregate in a park area near uptown Charlotte on Sept. 25. Earlier that day, protesters were arrested demonstrating outside the Carolina Panthers' home football game. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

A National Guard member and a protester embrace as they pass onTrade Street in Charlotte on Sept. 22. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com

Protesters left slogans and messages on the pavement near the Omni Hotel in Charlotte on Sept. 24. Three nights earlier, Justin Carr was shot and killed near this spot. Jeff Sinerjsiner@charlotteobserver.com